Bali starling  (Leucopsar rothschildi)

Facts

Also known as: Bali myna
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilySturnidae
GenusLeucopsar (1)
SizeLength: 25 cm (2)
Weight85 - 90 g (2)

Status

Classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1), and listed on Appendix I of CITES (3). Conservationists now in fact think that the species may be extinct in the wild, but this is yet to be formerly confirmed (4).

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